A belated Happy New Year to everyone reading this. I did not compose an entry for December or January. While I try to maintain a monthly schedule of progress reports, I felt it was better to file this one after accomplishing certain tasks. We made great strides toward...

Dear Friends: I just returned from a month in the United States. The trip was in three parts, each part different from the others. I will summarize them separately. The first part was our visit to Berea College in Berea, Kentucky to record a major portion of the...

Dear Friends: Hope to see you at one of the following events! East Coast Friday, October 12th – from 7pm to 9pm, Wooden Shoe in Philadelphia, PA . Co-sponsored by Philly Socialists. A joint event with author and musician Mat Callahan and Aaron Leonard, author of...

Dear Friends: Progress continues on the two projects I wrote about in last month’s news. In the case of Working Class Heroes, Yvonne and I have completed the recording of 20 songs which will eventually be available on a cd. We’re working to finish the...

Dear Friends: Two important items this month. First, progress with Songs of Slavery and Emancipation. Second, progress with a new project: Working Class Heroes. In late May, I traveled with my good friend and filmmaker, Reto Camenisch, to Peterboro, New York and to...

The big news is that my trip to Berea, Kentucky was an overwhelming success. Songs of Slavery and Emancipation now has the official endorsement of Berea College https://www.berea.edu/. Berea, moreover, will furnish practical support of various kinds. This includes...